Amnesty condemns Trump’s sanctions on ICC as an attack on justice

Amnesty International has denounced former US President Donald Trump’s executive order sanctioning the International Criminal Court (ICC), calling it a dangerous assault on global justice.

Agnes Callamard, Amnesty’s secretary general, criticised the move and accused Washington of seeking to dismantle mechanisms that hold perpetrators of war crimes accountable.

“It is vindictive, aggressive, and a brutal step to destroy global rules that aim to deliver justice for all,” she said in a statement, warning that the sanctions undermine decades of progress in international law.
Callamard said that institutions like the ICC are essential to upholding human rights, preventing atrocities, and securing justice for victims.

“At an historic moment when we are witnessing a genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, and the global rule of law coming under threat from multiple fronts, institutions like the Court are needed more than ever,” she added.